How does one succeed in life?

Last Updated: 01.07.2025 00:42

How does one succeed in life?

Example 1: Let’s say you make a monthly income, and you want to save $10,000.

Similarly, "YOU 2.0" trusts you to make decisions for him.

However, he firmly believes that one day, he will (like by a miracle) be that new, dope version of himself, Sam’i 2.0:

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Opens a business and makes WiFi money.

Living to your full potential is a goal.

Having a process that automatically transfers money to your savings account each month is a system.

Who has gotten cured from a stage 4 breast cancer? The oncologist told her she would never be cured.

Making more friends is a goal.

Has a beautiful wife, cars, etc.

Avoids sugar and is very fit.

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Example 2: Maybe you want to lose weight.

The truth is: Future YOU is simply YOU, but older and more tired.

Porn blockers might help, but they won’t be as effective. And you know nudity isn’t just on Pornhub—it’s everywhere. Don’t joke with fire.

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The money you’ve invested, the tailored plan, and the accountability of the coach make it almost impossible not to succeed.

Hates going to the gym, eating healthy, or even doing laundry.

Keep in mind that, there is always a system for any problem. You just need to be willing to think hard enough and BE WILLING TO MAKE SACRIFICES.

How can one justify in Sweden that total subsidies for public green energy initiatives being approximately 8.2 billion SEK per year? Electric cars at market price typically cost an average of 500,000 SEK which is above household budgets.

Losing 20kg is a goal.

Example 3: Maybe you want to make more friends.

What I need from you?

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In 5 years, YOU will still be the one making decisions. And if you keep your current habits, "YOU 2.0" will have big problems.

Like Sam’i, 99% of men treat their future selves like strangers—completely different from who they are right now.

Big dreamer but only in his mind.

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If you don’t change now, expect tomorrow to be almost exactly the same—or worse.

Self-disciplined (controls his d*ck, no Netflix, no smoking, etc.).

Ask yourself:

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Example 4: Maybe you want to quit porn for 30 days.

First, understand that, effective "change" should be 80% systems and only 20% willpower—not the other way around. Do not joke with that.

Does not procrastinate.

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Can’t control his impulses (women, porn, masturbation, smoking, Netflix, anger, etc.).

How can I make it impossible to fall into a specific bad habit (you want to quit)?

PICK 1 important thing you want to quit or bring into your life in 2025. Think hard about a system that will make it impossible or inevitable.

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An average man, let's call him Sam’i (that’s my name):

How can I make the good habit (you want to start) inevitable?

Hangs out with loser friends.

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Attending 1 specific event every week is a system. Friends will naturally come to you.

Scrolls too much TikTok/YouTube Shorts.

“YOU 2.0” is like your future kid. It’s your duty to make decisions for him. It is wiser to marry a nice mom for your kid, not just a beautiful wife for yourself.

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Saving $10,000 is a goal.

Procrastinates a lot.

Paying a coach with a detailed plan is a system.

Final example: Maybe you want to be a better version of yourself in 2025.

I never raise problems without solutions. So, what to do?

Quitting porn for 30 days is a goal.

That's it for today.

Buying, a book like Live Intentionally or any other practical self-improvement guide is a system.

Cutting off WiFi at home for a month or giving your phone to a distant friend for a month (in exchange for a Nokia or simply nothing) is a system.

Most people think their 2.0 version will magically manifest and find it easier to do hard things.

Do not set goals—set systems.

Losers and winners have the same goals. The difference is their systems.